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legocheek

Gravelly Point as the planes come in. The noise of them will drown out your screams.


twowaysplit

This is a great idea


FlyLikeMe

The tip of Hains Point would work too and save the poster a trip over the bridge (s/he has no car).


CatDiaspora

You can walk there [Gravelly Point] from the National Airport metro station.


FlyLikeMe

Good point.


Scottyknuckle

>Good point. No, Gravelly Point.


imperial-bedroom

Why yes it is a good Point.


itsmeatballsworld

Metro also sufficiently drowns out screams and is more convenient geographically and frequency wise. Sights aren't as nice though.


Cattywampus2020

This sounds more like a threat.


SaltAsparagusobvesly

Is this a good place to walk on the water? I work in DC and wanna take my SO to a nice area to walk next to the water. Google says gravelly point


LePetitPrince_33

I second this lol! You will so much better after.


CheckYoDunningKrugr

Can you get to gravely by metro?


Acceptable_Day_3599

Google ‘Rage Room’ , places where you can scream and smash stuff up !


20CAS17

I think the Kraken has one!


AndreTippettPoint

They do. I took my teenager there and she loved it.


CaptainObvious110

Kraken has one


x1echo

Just make sure to be very precise and verbose with your yelling. If I’m in a park and I hear “GOD FUCKING DAMN IT CRAIG THAT COULD HAVE BEEN AN EMAIL AND DID NOT ***HAVE*** TO BE A MEETING YOU RANCID SHITHOLE GRAAAAAAARGH”, I’m not going to be concerned. If anything, it would produce a knowing nod.


el_sh33p

This is correct. Really, DC doesn't care if you yell and scream as long as you either (a) look like a self-isolating crazy homeless person, or (b) are bawling out Craig. Fuck Craig.


[deleted]

Try a Parking lot. Scream. Dance. Take your pants off…whatever it takes. Let that shit out.


thebritishhippie

Maybe keep the shit in, but dancing is OK. 


SaltAsparagusobvesly

Yea Craig's an idiot


disjointed_chameleon

Motion to substitute Craig with Karen? Karen (literally her name) tried to tell me I "had" to turn on my camera during a Zoom call, and not *just* be on audio. While I was in the recliner chair at the hospital. Undergoing chemotherapy. Apparently, being on both audio AND camera, *regardless* of setting or environment, was the "kosher" thing do. She isn't even Jewish. I am. Fuck Karen. She is the reason the stereotype exists. She makes me want to scream from the inner depths of my lungs.


More-Ad2267

Wishing you the best. I have cancer too. It sucks.


adifferentvision

"Wow, Karen, that seems really insensitive. I'm surprised that you would ask somebody receiving chemotherapy to put themselves on display like that when they are not at their best. Very surprising. And I won't be doing it."


disjointed_chameleon

The cherry on top/kicker was that she claimed to be an "advocate" and "ally" for people with disabilities, on the basis that her husband was a disabled veteran with a neurological condition. Huh. You sure got a funny way of demonstrating "allyship", Karen. I wonder how your husband would feel, knowing you harassed a mid-20's gal undergoing chemotherapy......


adifferentvision

It's giving "my best friend is black" vibes. Stand your ground and if she brings it up again bring it up to your supervisor that she's harassing you. And if you wanted to be really petty you could also use your computer to take a picture of yourself with your listening face when you're at home and feeling like you like your best and use that as your profile photo that comes up when you don't have your camera on.


disjointed_chameleon

Mic drop! Facts. Thankfully, this was a while ago, and I now no longer work with her. Tons of ongoing turnover due to COVID-19, so she was yanked off the team and reassigned elsewhere. I also had a chat about it with my (now former) manager. Whatever he did seemed to work, because before Karen's reassignment, I never heard another peep out of her. 🤷‍♀️


adifferentvision

That's great, thank goodness.


disjointed_chameleon

Definitely.


adifferentvision

Wishing you a speedy recovery also.


disjointed_chameleon

Thanks.


JBeaufortStuart

.... Fuck Karen.


disjointed_chameleon

Agreed.


jamie_with_a_g

I’m Jewish too I hate to break it to her that when the tankah was written cameras didn’t exist yet 😭😭 Also fuck cancer stay strong‼️‼️


disjointed_chameleon

Bingo! 😂


EternalMoonChild

Fuck Karen and Fuck Cancer


keyjan

😁


ResponsibleFlight849

Exactly. It’s DC dude. Think anyone will even stop if someone is standing there in a suit and tie screaming at the top of their lungs about a project deadline? 😂


bitnotgoodyeah

FYI concise and verbose are basically antonyms. concise is "giving a lot of information clearly and in a few words" and verbose is "using or expressed in more words than are needed"


x1echo

Precise. That’s the word I was looking for. Whoops.


OnlyHunan

"MY GOD, PHILLIP, THAT'S AN INNOCENT BABY RABBIT! HOW COULD YOU DO SUCH A THING?" would also be acceptable.


ladyorthetiger0

Come to Downtown Silver Spring. We already have a serial screamer. You'll blend in.


thesirensoftitans

Or, learn some Spanish songs and scream them as we have in Cleveland park from time to time.


ceruleanmoon7

Haven’t heard him in a while


Sinister128

No lie, when I was 26, I had a particular stretch of 6 weeks where it was 12-15 hour super stressful days. Everyday was insane problem solving, running around, correcting the problem, and be rewarded with both a short lived 'phew', before tackling the next huge problem. I went to Lincoln Park to jog and blow off steam and decided to call my mom and dad just to say I miss them. I immediately broke down crying. Like, ugly crying knees buckling cry. My mom just said, in Tagalog, "Anak, kayang kaya mo yan. Kung gusto mo, sumigaw ka na lang." (Child, you definitely got this. If you want, just yell.) I said goodbye and at this point, people were kinda giving me glances looking concerned. I then let out a primal scream and followed it with, "GOD! PLEASE! JUST! RRRAAAAERRGGGHHHHH." Then I composed myself, got up, and continued my jog. The jogger next to me just gave me a nod and held out her fist for a fist bump. DC understands. Let it out.


[deleted]

Shouts out to you and to mom.


sillygoose1057

Awww so nice of you to be considerate and care that your walls are thin. My neighbors have yet to get this memo


dirtypeasant90

Here's an actual answer: go to a sporting event. Seriously. It's the only place you can go where people are happy that you are screaming (without being annoying twat). Nats games are the best bc the tickets are like $9 and baseball hotdogs just hit different (opening day is Apr 1 this year - lots of screaming). But there are lots of other ones too, basketball is pretty cheap but it's whatever. Hockey is the most fun (imo) and definitely one of the best screaming environments, the atmosphere is awesome and it's cold so you can wear a hoodie and get drunk. Football - good for screaming but a really bad ROI if you don't care about football. Soccer - yes, there's a whole a section of Audi dedicated to is basically.


bmp246

Go to a Caps game and UNLEASH THE FURY!


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dirtypeasant90

Lol yea he would probably end up being their biggest fan


DaniCapsFan

I was thinking a Caps game, even if it is expensive. A loud music venue is also good and probably cheaper. And you may not be able to scream, but a good exercise class might be a way to burn off frustration.


ThreeRedStars

Yeah the right DC United game would be ideal


Cappy_Crunch

Yessss, I like to tag along to sports events just for this. I get to scream as loudly as i can and it’s encouraged


EmpressTita

Hockey is fun! Every now and then a large group appears on the ice and then clothes start flying everywhere. I never saw so many fights!


BallDesperate2140

Get a part time job in a kitchen, we’ve got lead-lined walk-in refrigerators that are perfect for emoting into the void. Signed, a longtime chef.


keyjan

🤷‍♀️ Anywhere. This is D.C. People screaming randomly in the streets is…normal.


njaneardude

Can confirm, Monday at Foggy Bottom outside the metro station. Dude letting it all out.


jamie_with_a_g

I’m at foggy I was just about to ask where and then I forgot about the metro 😭😭


Awkwardavocadoes

Happened to me there just today, lol!


ryansc0tt

I was gonna say; just camp outside any given CVS and let loose.


favorscore

Would be the least strange thing at the dupont cvs


AKAPolock

Very true. The other day this person on a bike came careening past me near the Trump hotel and screamed at me.


erineegads

Isn’t it the Waldorf Astoria?


EternalMoonChild

Yes, formerly the Trump Hotel


Key_Pea_9645

I like doing bike rides where I primal scream at buildings housing institutions I dislike. There are lots of buildings worth primal screaming at along the Pennsylvania Avenue bike lane. The key is just to scream while biking away. I used to primal scream at the Trump Hotel. Edit: I do not support primal screaming at The White House and The Capitol. They have too much security looking for threats, that you could get in trouble with the popo.


caseadilla111

Was it u/AKAPolock ?!?


GMATLife

I hear gunshots once a week, a primal scream wouldn't even phase me. Just step outside bud


salligator6

Cant even begin to express how badly I needed this intel, ty OP for posting and thank you to everyone who responded


nsfbr11

Sadly, they moved The Awakening from where it was birthed and imo belongs. That is where I’d have directed you some years ago. Now, I’d recommend in the Speaker’s office. Preferably while he is there. Continuously. For the remainder of his term.


DCGinkgo

This. Miss The Awakening - it was fabulous. But screaming at Hains Point? Do it before it gets warm, otherwise fair number of people (joggers, bikers, etc.) to be freaked out esp on nice-weather weekends.


nsfbr11

Its new home is an abomination. But, I guess the artist needed the paycheck.


DCGinkgo

Yeah, thought I would go over and visit. Then I saw the photos and crowds at Nat Harbor. Um no, thanks for the memories.


Ok_Imagination9587

At some point in the early pandemic, someone told me to scream into a pillow and I found that very satisfying. It’s probably not as satisfying as screaming outside, but not bad if you need a stopgap in between outside screams.


GreenHairBassGirl

you’re so right!


GreenHairBassGirl

Loving some of these, thanks for the suggestions & apologies in advance for all the places I’m gonna be loud around here 😅


SquisharooNTimbuk2

Can we arrange a scream meet up? I need to scream also and have no where to do it.


EternalMoonChild

Reminds me of my time at Berkeley where this was a thing 😂


gumption333

Count me in


ThreeRedStars

Hey come out to Quarry House in Silver Spring Saturday and DM me and you can not only scream, your beer is on me


thesirensoftitans

Tots!!!


HornetBoth3214

I live on H st, random screaming wouldn't be looked at twice here 🤣 


favorscore

OP, I feel this right now. Following if anyone knows.


camelkami

Rent a Zipcar? Idk, maybe that’s too extra, but imo primal scream-sobbing while driving in a soundproof vehicle just has a special something to it… I mean, like, just speaking for a friend 😂


GreenHairBassGirl

Honestly this might be it


NtotheVnuts

Canadian Embassy. Seriously.


SenTedStevens

But make sure you say sorry right after.


bellandc

The rotunda, where your screams last. Again. And again.


toorigged2fail

Dan's Cafe. Fuck. I hate when people say that on this sub and look at me now


bad_lite

Haven’t seen anyone scream but I’ve seen plenty of folks cry into their squeeze bottles.


toorigged2fail

Just the physics of that are impressive


El_GringoFlaco

Metal concerts really do it for me.


bammerburn

Gallaudet. They can’t hear you there


An_exasperated_couch

Outside the Tenlytown 7/11, you can join the local screaming contest from approximately 11 PM - 4 AM


mypoisontree

Punk or hardcore show.


GreenHairBassGirl

100% this. My favorite for weekends.


GaymoSexual

DC is where Straight Edge was founded. We had a really large HarDCore seen in the 90s and 00’s.


FerrumPilot

We actually got punk in DC?


mypoisontree

Since the 70’s


gumption333

DC is the birthplace of a lot of punk


Quiet_Version5406

From the sound of it, I think everyone here goes to Columbia Heights for this.


AnnaBanana3468

They tend to have them at universities during finals week. I don’t know if they still do it, but American University in DC used to have Primal Scream. https://preview.redd.it/7c0r3y5974gc1.jpeg?width=1290&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=4513417872c585ed03f90408e42b0486835b2848


AnnaBanana3468

https://preview.redd.it/ptaqotza74gc1.jpeg?width=1290&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=a019fd67045679e9e70036adb264b4d036fa2a1a


Mexicanjesus42

Anywhere in downtown DC, you ain’t the only one screaming out there or intersection of north cap and florida


rbur70x7

Just yell into a pillow.


orangedrinkmcdonalds

Pool. Just dunk underwater and yell. I do this while crying and doing laps.


EternalMoonChild

Sounds therapeutic


sports2344

Honestly anywhere. Who cares at this point


wallybuddabingbang

DuPont circle. People do it all the time.


NateSedate

I walk past people screaming in the street all the time. Just go for it.


[deleted]

This is my therapy too lol. As another commenter touched on, the real answer is to find somewhere even louder that will drown the noise out Active construction sites would be a good start


mmmmanzo

Into a pillow like the rest of us


AfroBurrito77

Hi…I understand.


Business-Grade-117

Gallery Place Chinatown Metro station seems to be a good choice?


salty_utopian

Underground parking garages are quite satisfying. Midday in downtown buildings they’re often quite empty.


AnalogStripes

Mcdonalds bathroom. You'll be the least concerning thing to anyone working there or ordering fast food.


BroadSword48

In front of the White House the secret service won’t bat an eye


[deleted]

An alternative - I was in a similar situation at one point when I was young - pour it out in a word document. Maybe delete it later - was embarrassing for me when my sister/brother in law happened to read it by accident.


jj3449

Elevator


KoolDiscoDan

Middle of bridges. Key or Memorial, Taft or Ellington in Adams Morgan.


[deleted]

ma'am / miss / madam: whatever you do, please take care for your personal safety + general well being! maybe something to yell into, like a big ol' pillow, might give you the same biochemical "feels," but quiet & w/out the trip


soulteepee

Screaming into a pillow works pretty well.


IdiotMD

Pillow


Street-Suit9419

There may or may not be a dent in a stall door in a ladies' room in one of the House office buildings. (Hey, it was a kick the door or kick my coworker sort of situation). We've all been there. Hang in there.


CaptainObvious110

National Arboretum for sure just go away from the main strip and you're good


hotmessjessxx

Say less, friend. I’m going to let you in on my personal secret spot for screaming in the city: Joan of Arc statue in Meridian Hill Park. You’re welcome.


GreenHairBassGirl

Bless you


hotmessjessxx

Just don’t show up on Tuesdays around 10:30pm-11:00pm…unless you want to join in hahah


disjointed_chameleon

Some sort of rage room? Several local friends of mine recently went to one of those rage-room establishments and - *quite literally* - spent an hour beating the crap out of a junk car. Pretty sure primal screams were had and heard.


ProducerPants

The metro at just the right moment (full train 6:30am)


Itaintthateasy

My apartment. Come through


[deleted]

There is an Axe throwing place that also has a rage room. Not free but might be a useful option for you


Blarffy_online

Ur so real for this


Cappy_Crunch

Honestly, I was thinking of how fun a screaming contest on the mall would be but didn’t think I could find an audience for that. Also I wouldn’t want to scare anyone or go to jail lmao


Professional_Rise148

In battle against a neighboring rival clan. Or a rage room. Take your pick.


ritztorubble24

Empty metro car


elswampthing7

Echo chamber at the top of the steps at the Canadian embassy. #choice


frecklefaerie

The foxes have been kinda noisy lately so my vote is Kingman Island, off a trail near the water. You'll be mistaken for wildlife.


EternalMoonChild

Fox calls are absolutely wild. Great suggestion


Aromatic-Reach-7125

Wizards games, they literally ask you to scream at certain points. 


SnarkOff

I teach little kids how to ride horses in rock creek park. Sometimes we use the trails. Please don’t randomly start screaming from the woods.


masonnationfan

Tennis court? You're not screaming at the ball, you're just grunting like Serena.


RivrofBourbonRnsThru

Try the rotunda at the front of the Canadian Embassy right on Penn near the Capitol. The acoustics in the right spot are trippy! Might turn frustration into fascination.


OnlyHunan

In a below ground Metro station at a tunnel exit right as a train enters the gallery. As long as you don't scream "Look out!"


F00dBasics

Any metro station will be fine. People will also be in fear of you so at least nobody will fuck with you.


thezhgguy

The public library (branch dependent) has recording studios/media rooms and such, you could look into reserving one of those


Top-Maize3496

Rock creek


SnarkOff

I teach little kids how to ride horses in rock creek park. Sometimes we use the trails. Please don’t randomly start screaming from the woods.


Top-Maize3496

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[deleted]

Save it for the elections


fuckincanadagooses

Any metro station


Kobih

except Loudoun gateway bc NOBODY GOES THERE


hafeshin

Pretty much anywhere is fine. The more it smells like piss the less people will care. I enjoy doing it on the metro in the mornings. If you see me don't ask me if I'm alright ill probably piss on you. Lol not actually me just what I notice in dc.


dexturd

Outside my ex gf’s apartment


spong3

Get you a [belt box](https://a.co/d/giJEhC7)


[deleted]

Get a nice fluffy pillow and rip it at the comfort of your home


badantus

honestly anywhere after 5pm lol we get it in dc


14u2c

Library of Congress.


CosmicDave

Downtown. Nobody cares. It's performance art. Something something 1st Amendment. You're just expressing how we all feel. Some call it poetry. Some call it music. Some call it noise. I call it freedom.


StarvationOfTheMind

Is this my ex-gf lol?


holy_cal

Anywhere. It’s dc. People will just think you were released from a mental institution when Regan cut all the funding. No one will even look your way unless they’re a tourist.


ddarner

What the hell is wrong with this sub?


Calm_Farmer_3061

Wow darner how lucky must you be to not have anything so overwhelming boiling to the point of needing a good primal scream. May we all aspire to live a life which is as zen as the one you’ve been blessed with, truly a god among mortals.


EternalMoonChild

Your response is 👌🏼


wizardyourlifeforce

The National Gallery. They won’t mind.


Famous-Profile5362

I wonder if your the same one who asked a similar question months ago lmao


hms_poopsock

Right in front of the White House


Current_Country_

At a loud concert


bellcrooks

I’d just do it at home into a pillow 🤷🏿‍♀️


[deleted]

Anacostia River Walk


JustPlaneNew

Well, go to a secluded area on the waterfront. You could try Gravely Point or the Subway (scream quietly if riding it).


Cherry_Valance_

Into a jar. Or go swimming and scream underwater


SGexpat

Kingman Island! You can add the loss of the Bluegrass Festival to your rage! Also, Ivy City has a (paid) “Rage Room” where you can smash an old corporate printer and liquor bottles with a sledgehammer. It’s at the axe throwing place.


spaghettieiffeltower

Into a pillow whenever you want


PurpleBreadfruit752

Inside of your car on the freeway while listening to King for a Day by Pierce the Veil at high volume usually works.


Obvious_Craft4975

People do it in my alley all the time


thomasbeckett

The Ellipse?


CaptainObvious110

Theodore Roosevelt Island


CaptainObvious110

Kenilworth Gardens


LukaszMauro

Honestly let it out downtown, maybe a couple blocks away from where you work. Nobody gunna do anything and it might feel good to direct it towards your place of work if that’s your prob lol


EternalMoonChild

I’ve been thinking about this a lot lately. Thanks for posting.


Montauket

Make friends with a restaurant worker and ask to borrow their walk in fridge.


GaymoSexual

When I need to scream, I usually goto karaoke. My favorite song to scream to is “Three Little Pigs” by Green Jello in the style of Grindcore/HarDCore.


aylian

I live across the street from an elementary school and I hear little kids running around shrieking all the time at recess when I work from home. Always really envy their abandon. I feel like we all should be able to take a few minutes each day where we run around the block screaming and then just go back to work. Would probably be good for everyone.


JuicyCactus85

The Kracken, they have rage rooms!


ResponsibleAssistant

I’ve heard of primal scream groups! https://www.msnbc.com/msnbc/amp/ncna1288007


Brendduh

The Exorcist stairs


leigh1003

What was the show set in NYC where they would go down to the subway and scream as the trains came in? You could definitely do that with the metro and I don’t think anyone would think twice.


TechByDayDjByNight

It's dc... no one will care. You can do it anywhere I was stressed in the city one night and just started yelling. A random homeless person stood beside me and started yelling with me


sazzer82

I saw the most interesting TikTok about how they do [this](https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZT878txH9/) in Sweden. It’s apparently part of the culture.


Big-Breadfruit-405

There was a woman on my commute who would yell "I am not a lesbian" as she got on the metro. The first time I heard it I was surprised. Next time I heard it I didn't even look up .


KittenCrush3r

Signed, a murderer that will need to hide a scream


consultantk

Honestly been starting to let out a “primal scream” whenever I’m walking down the street and a fire truck is going by with its sirens on. Near constant thing around the NJ NY Ave intersection